[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3658-S3659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 26

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 26, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the income threshold used to 
calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to repeal 
the sunset for certain prior modifications made to the credit.


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 144, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to facilitate 
nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and 
referral on human services and volunteer services, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 263

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 263, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 277

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 277, a bill to amend the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve 
opportunities for service, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the 
immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States 
citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful 
permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection 
with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 456, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to 
develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to 
manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early 
childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy 
management grants, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 461, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify 
the railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 473

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 473, a bill to establish 
the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to 
require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports 
in electronic form.


                                 S. 483

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 483, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.


                                 S. 495

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 495, a bill 
to increase public confidence in the justice system and address any 
unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process.


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 540, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under 
State and local requirements respecting devices.


                                 S. 541

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 541, a bill to increase 
the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from usury, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 614, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots 
(``WASP'').


                                 S. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 662, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services 
and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified 
nurse-midwife services.


                            S. CON. RES. 12

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 12, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing and honoring the signing by President Abraham 
Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the establishment of collegiate 
programs at Gallaudet University.


                               S. RES. 37

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 37, a 
resolution calling on

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Brazil to comply with the requirements of the Convention on the Civil 
Aspects of International Child Abduction and to assist in the safe 
return of Sean Goldman to his father, David Goldman.


                               S. RES. 82

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 82, a resolution 
recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and 
celebrating Greek and American democracy.

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